WEBVTT THIS IS KCCI 8 NEWS, AT 5:00. STEVE: A SCARY SCENE THIS AFTERNOON AT A DOWNTOWN BAR. KEVIN: A DES MOINES HAZMAT CREW RESPONDED TO BLAZING SADDLE IN THE EAST VILLAGE, AFTER SOMEONE DISCOVERED A SUSPICIOUS RYAN SMITH IS LIVE IN DES MOINES WITH WHAT THEY FOUND. RYAN: THE OWNER OF BLAZING SADDLE TELLS ME HE WAS OPENING HIS MAIL AND FOUND WHITE POWDER INSIDE AN UNMARKED LETTER. AND NOW FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE , NOW INVESTIGATING THIS AS A HATE CRIME. OUTSIDE OF BLAZING SADDLES, FIRE TRUCKS AND YELLOW TAPE. THE BLOCK. IT DREW DOZENS OF ONLOOKERS. I WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. RYAN: INSIDE, A SUSPICIOUS WHITE SUBSTANCE FOUND IN A LETTER. THIS IS THE LETTER SENT TO THE BAR, IT TURNS OUT IT WAS NOT A DEADLY SUBSTANCE. AFTER PROCESSING THE POWDER, INVESTIGATORS FOUND IT WAS GOLD BOND. I'VE BEEN HERE 32 YEARS, YOU GET THREATS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE OPENED UP POWDER. DUE TO THE FACT THAT I DO NOT KNOW ANTHRAX, WHAT IT LOOKS OR SMELLS LIKE, IT DOESN'T HURT. RYAN: THE FBI IS NOW ANALYZING THE LETTER TO FIND OUT WHO SENT IT TO R . SENDING THE LETTER IS CONSIDERED A HATE CRIME.